Countdown to Sochi: 150 days

Sochi will be the first Russian city to host an Olympic or Paralympic Games as the 1980 Olympic Games were held in the Soviet Union.

In 150 days, just two weeks after Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games, the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games will kick-off on March 7 with the Opening Ceremony in Sochi, Russia. The Games will feature seven disciplines of five sports, as recognized by the International Paralympic Committee, for a total of 72 medal events, including men's and women's standing snowboard cross, which will make its debut in Sochi as a part of the alpine skiing program.

The United States will compete in each of the five sports (alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sled hockey and wheelchair curling). The International Paralympic Committee allocated the U.S. 28 slots for alpine skiing, excluding snowboarding, which has five male slots and five female slots, and 17 slots for biathlon and cross-country skiing. Sled hockey teams are 17 athletes (18 if mixed gender) and wheelchair curling teams are five athletes.

As the countdown to the Games continues, here are the numbers you need to know: